Go Mountain Goats

Today I did this link that I've had my eye on for a while. The weather was stunning and it was great to be out on the Ben. Looking up towards No. 5 Gully etc I came up with the idea while looking at the Ben Nevis guidebook and realising that there aren't that many Grade 1's on the Ben! I had a look at the UKC Logbook list too and amalgamated the two. Not much info out there about Arch Gully, on Carn Dearg Summit Buttresses - quite cool with a big chockstone. My Route: Start North Face car park Up No. 5 Gully Down Colando Gully Up Arch Gully Down No. 4 Gully Up No. 3 Gully Down Tower Gully Up East Gully of Douglas Boulder Down West Gully of Douglas Boulder Finish North Face car park I didn't include CMD Arete as I think you can argue that its not really 'on' the Ben. 2hrs 51mins 08secs 16.8km ?1677m ascent Under the chockstone in Arch Gully On the plateau Looking down Tower Gully Looking back up Tower Gully Observa...

My video from last year's trip got its 'premiere' at the Ski Night of Fort William Mountain Festival in February Video at: https://vimeo.com/195288221 "In March 2016, 4 British ski mountaineers set off from Menton on the Cote du Azur and headed for the snow! In 7hrs we reached it, and in 7 days we had travelled over 130 miles to reach Aiguilles in the Queyras. Next year we plan to return and continue this journey, following a route along the Grand Alpine Arc. Our hope is to continue returning over several years, finishing eventually at the other end of the Alps in Vienna"